Mosquito net for bedsteads



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G. CLARKE uosQUI'To NET -Fon BEDsTEADs Filed Feb. 14. 1950 I m. l v Uv .N//WI//b/ lm. H m N NN VN W v v k A w w m u k u N u Q Y Patented Jan. 12, 1932 GILBERT CLARKE, F GATOOMA, SOUTHERN RHODESIA, SOUTH AFRICA MOSQUITO NET FOR BEDSTEADS lApplication led February 14, 1930. Serial No. 428,448.

This invention relates to a new or improved mosquito net adapted to bedsteads and has for its object to provide a folding cover in the nature of a Cape cart hood which is covered with mosquito netting.

In a` convenient embodiment of my present invention I provide for a hood the frame of which is made of any suitable material such as wood or any light metal, the hood being of such size so as to cover the whole or part of the bed as desired when fully opened.

The hood consists mainly of two upright beams or rods rigidly attached to the head bedpostof a bedstead, and two main beams er rods hinged at convenient points to the upright members, these beams being connected by transverse members. The whole of the device is covered with mosquito netting.

When the hood is completely unfolded the 2e two main beams do not rest on the bed but maintain a position at a slight angle to the horizontal, due to the netting, which is attached thereto. Part of the netting hangs freely over the beams onto the bed, this con- A stituting a fringe to whichbeads or the like ornaments may be attached for the purpose of keeping the fringe down on to the bed.

A further object of my invention is to provide for means whereby the hood can be so closed, opened, or left in any desired intermediate position. In a suitable embodiment ofmy invention I accomplish this object by making use of .a window blind rollerattached to the upright members, which operates the invention by suitable cords. In another form use may be made of spring washers fitted to the hinge or pivot points of the main beams, or balance weights may be employed to operate the opening and closing of the cover. In another embodiment my invention could be operated by electricity thereby adding to the convenience of the device. The sizes and natures of these appliances should be such that the bedstead could easily be removed or transferred without the necessity ofv dismantling.

In order that my invention may be readily understood and carried into practice reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings which show one embodiment of my invention in which a blind roller is used to operate the hood. In the drawings :s-

Figure l is a side elevation of the bedstead fitted with my invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view on Figure l.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the same. Figure 4' is a detail transversesectional view ofv the spring roller on a somewhat larger scale thanthe other figures.

Itwill be observed that in all the views thepcover is in its open position whereby the bed is covered 'with the netting.

v Referring to these drawings wherein like reference numbers indicate the same parts wherever occurring throughout all the views l denotes the head bedpost of the bedstead to which are attached the upright members 2' of the folding cover.

The main members designated 3 are hinged at 4 to members 2, and 5 indicates the window blind roller attached horizontally to the members 2. The cord 6 passing round roller 5 a few times is attached to the transverse member 7 iXed to beams 3, and has a. free end 8 hanging down within easy reach of the occupant of the bed. To raise the hood it is l necessary to give the string 8 a pull and then to release it in the same way a window blind is released, thus enabling the roller 5 to rewind cord 6 and in this way raising the beams 3 to a vertical position. It will be evident that the hood could either be operated from the inside or outside as desired.

In the present case illustrated I also provide for a cord 9 which is wound separately on roller 5, this cord passing over the top fixed member 10 to the end cross member 11 of beams 3 serving the purpose to prevent the netting 12 fouling with the roller 5, and to keep the netting from sagging.

The improvements herein set forth are not limited to the precise construction as described or as illustrated but may be embodied in various forms and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

What I claim is 1. A mosquito bar comprising in combination a bedstead having head bedposts, a pair of upright bars secured to the bedposts, a

spring roller connecting said upright bars, a member connecting the upper ends of said upright bars, a pair of side bars having their inner ends pivotally connected to the upright bars, cross bars connecting said side hars at spaced points at the outer ends of said side harsa cord attached to said spring roller and to one of the said eross hars and a net arranged over the head of the bedstead and over the said memberv which connects the upper ends of said upright hars and over the outer Jfree end and outer sidesof said sideV bars and having portions depending from said side bars and their outer connecting n :rossbarf` Y Y 2. A mosquito bar as4 Claimed in claim 1, including also a oord arranged under the net and connecting the outerfer'oss barof the side bars and-the member of the upright bars and serving to prevent thenet from coming in contact with the hoisting kcord and the spring roller.

'Signed at Durban, Province of Natal, South Africa, this 7th day of January, A. D.

1930. f v Y Y G. CLARKE. 

